I finally realized what has been bothering me all these years in the US: the lack of an objective criterion. Maybe it has something to do with aging and losing threads, but… everything here seems somehow elemental, human qualities are not valued, the stronger oppress, the more intrusive win, etc. Perhaps it is a mistake that we are brought up to respect the authority which is corrupt here. I don’t know, but I do know that I would like to see objective criteria, a “leveled playing field”.